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Bobbie Mae Gentry

Bobbie Mae Gentry

Dec 31, 2009

Mrs. Bobbie M. Gentry of Mt. Morris, Michigan, age 82, was called home by the Lord, Thursday, December 31, 2009 at McLaren Regional Medical Center, in Michigan. Sis. Bobbie Mae Gentry was born August 2, 1927 in Okolona, Arkansas, the daughter of Sam and Minnie Matlock. Sis Gentry was a faithful member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Gospel Chorus....

Laura Catheron Martin

Laura Catheron Martin

Dec 31, 2009

MRS. LAURA CATHERON MARTIN, 65, of Little Rock, Arkansas (Formerly of Hope, Arkansas), passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Little Rock, Ark. on March 27, 1944, to Robert Belding Adams, Sr. and Laura Catheron Adams. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hope, Ark. She lived in...

Hubert Lee Parker

Hubert Lee Parker

Dec 25, 2009

Mr. Hubert Lee Parker, 81 of Hope passed away Friday, December 25, 2009 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. He was born in Prescott, Arkansas on September 10, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs. William David Parker. He was a retired Logger and Poultry Farmer, a Baptist, a member of the Prescott V.F.W. and he loved to dance. He was...

Loyd Bierden

Loyd Bierden

Dec 19, 2009

Mr. Loyd Bierden, 52 of Hope passed away, Saturday, December 19, 2009 in Medical Park Hospital, Hope. Loyd was born on August 12, 1957 in Natchitoches, La, to Ralph and Sybil Ingram Bierden. His father has preceded him in death and he was a Baptist. Survivors include; wife, (of 20 years) Sheila Emory Bierden, Hope Son: Justin Bierden and Ashley...

A. Louise Crayne

A. Louise Crayne

Dec 18, 2009

Mrs. Annie Louise Crayne, 82 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away December 18, 2009 in the Hillcrest Care and Rehab Center in Prescott, Arkansas. She was born on December 14, 1927, in Nevada County, Ark., to Lon and Emma Crank Holder. She was a homemaker and member of the First Assembly of God Church of Prescott, Ark. She was preceded in...

Betty Jo Spradling

Betty Jo Spradling

Dec 17, 2009

Ms. Betty Jo Spradling, 80 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Pinehope Nursing Home in Hope, Arkansas. Betty was born in Centerpoint, Texas on January 10, 1029, to J.F. And Genevia Woody Spradling. She was preceded in death by her parents. Her survivors include; her brother, W.T. Spradling of Hope, other family members and friends....

Tom Gray

Tom Gray

Dec 16, 2009

Mr. Tom Gray, 99 of Hope passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born January 8, 1910, in Cash County, Texas to Charles and Mary Lee Jackson Gray. He retired from Plazwood Company as a sander of the particle board manufacturing plant in Hope, Arkansas. He was a member of First Assembly of...

Mary Ann Stewart

Mary Ann Stewart

Dec 15, 2009

Mary Ann Stewart, 74, of Prescott died Tuesday December 15, 2009 at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Stewart was born February 13, 1935 in Missouri Township, Nevada County to William Hobert Smith and Maida Rhodes Smith. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husband Ralph E. Stewart, her parents, and her brother George R. Smith. Survivors include...

Stanley Bustin

Stanley Bustin

Dec 13, 2009

Mr. Stanley Bustin, 48 of Rosston passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 in Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Bustin was born February 14, 1961, in Rosston, Arkansas to Delton and Nena Veneta Williams Bustin. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents. Stanley is survived by one sister, Teresa Bustin of Mt....

William "Jack" Hogan

William "Jack" Hogan

Dec 12, 2009

Mr. William Jack Hogan, 58 of Spring Hill, Arkansas, formerly of Roanoke, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009 at his home in Spring Hill. Jack was born March 20, 1951 in Roanoke, Virginia to Raymond Levi and Nellie Josephine Vaughn Hogan. He was preceded in death by his parents and was a Baptist. Survivors include; one brother; Charles Hogan...

Ima Nell Harvin Davis May

Ima Nell Harvin Davis May

Dec 9, 2009

Mrs. Ima Nell Harvin Davis May, 88 of Rosston, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. She was born July 2, 1921, in Stamps, Ark., to Buck H. and Bulah McNatt Harvin. She was retired from Bruner-Ivory Handle Mill of Hope, Ark. She married Farley Davis in 1941 and married Carol May...

Debbie Faulk

Debbie Faulk

Nov 30, 2009

MRS. DEBORAH KAY DEBBIE FAULK, 50 of Hope, AR passed away Monday, November 30, 2009 at her home. Debbie was born in Scottsville, KY on June 20, 1959, to Therril and Rose Smith McKendree. She was a homemaker and a member of the Renewed Faith Christian Center, Hope, AR and a former foster parent. She was preceded in death by...

Coach Herbert J. W. Bedford

Coach Herbert J. W. Bedford

Nov 26, 2009

Coach Herbert J. W. Bedford, 73 of Spring Hill, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 26, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born June 25, 1936 to Jesse William and Alice Floy Montgomery Bedford. He was a retired coach and teacher for 32 years in Texas and 8 years in Arkansas for a total of 40 years. He was...

Janis Stevens

Janis Stevens

Nov 26, 2009

Mrs. Janis Marie Stevens, 69 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 26, at her home in Hope. She was born in Houston, Texas on July 6, 1940, to Alex and Laura Hoffman Emery. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Hope, Arkansas. HER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Her Husband: Dr. David G. Stevens,...

Gordon Bayless

Gordon Bayless

Nov 22, 2009

MR. GORDON BAYLESS, 92 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, following a short illness. He was born in Hope, Arkansas. He was an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Oklahoma Military Academy. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, 702nd Ordiance Company, 2nd Infantry Division, and he served during...

Victoria Kathleen Cooper Bayless

Victoria Kathleen Cooper Bayless

Nov 22, 2009

MRS. VICTORIA KATHLEEN COOPER BAYLESS, 90, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009 at her home in Memphis, Tennessee, following a long illness. She was born in Gallatin County, Illinois and she was a graduate of the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, followed by Engineering, Science, and Defense Training from the School of Engineering at Texas A&M University....

Thomas Edward Campbell

Thomas Edward Campbell

Nov 21, 2009

Thomas Edward Campbell, 44 of Emmet passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at his home in Emmet. He was born October 25, 1965 in Prescott to Thomas Lee and Mary Ann Carruthers Campbell. He was a poultry farmer and a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his Father, Thomas Lee Campbell and one sister, Debbie Campbell. Survivors include;...

Bobby "Bob" Glenn Odom

Bobby "Bob" Glenn Odom

Nov 19, 2009

Bobby Glenn (Bob) Odom, 72 of Hope, passed away on Thursday, November 19 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mr. Odom was born July 16, 1937 in Patmos, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dwight Henry and Nora McCoy Odom and a infant son; Charles Jay Odom. As a self-employed retired building contractor he was the founder...

Bro. Glen Cannon

Bro. Glen Cannon

Nov 18, 2009

Bro. William Glen Cannon, 87 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born June 23, 1922 to William Foster and Mary Florence Ferguson Cannon. He was a retired minister. He was a Mason, member of Whitfield Masonic Lodge # 238, F & A.M. and a member of Providence Baptist Church,...

Joyce Hooks

Joyce Hooks

Nov 16, 2009

Mrs. Venita Joyce Brown Hooks, 75 of Prescott passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 at her home. She was born September 8, 1934, in Boughton, AR to Lester P. and Gertrude Stockton Brown. She was an interior decorator having worked for Home Interior and Gifts for over 30 years. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church of...

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